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way to go man. Good job

I went thru a similar experience with a land owner down here. He was afraid to let me put out traps and snares because his dogs roamed all over the entire ranch. After the third calf was mauled, I got a call to do "whatever it takes". So he penned up his mutts, and I went to work. Three weeks later after setting out ten snares and eight steel traps my final tally was ten coons, three coyotes, five possums, two skunks, two hogs, one mutt looking dog (released) and one javelina. It was a lot of work, but I did gain hunting rights for dove, quail, hogs etc.

Well, it's been awhile since I posted here. Latest update is 5 yotes down. I think I may have taken out the killer. This one was large for a coyote around here and it was very aggressive. Most are pretty timid when you walk up to them, they might bark a bit and hit the end of the chain farthest from you then turn around and look at you. This one was lunging towards me and growling like a rabid Cujo. I made sure he was deep in the trap before I approached really close. Made me a little nervous. I will probably keep them running another week and he will be done calving. Anyway, no more calves killed since I started, so it was a win.

good deal

Great work!

Osky

Best set was?

Osky

Sweet. Thanks for the update.

Way to go. Feels good when you getm dont it

Best set was a flat set with a hunk of bone on the corner of a cedar belt adjoining the cow yard. I set the trap right in a cow trail where it came around the end of the belt at a corner post. Took two yotes there and multiple coons. I only used fox urine at this set, no lure of any kind.

Thank you sir. It does make a fella feel like he is making a positive difference.

In a way, that flat set was a blind set. The yotes were following that cow trail, so I had a 50/50 chance of getting them with the attractant or just following the trail. But no, I did not set any blind sets. I considered some snares, but there was too much deer activity and too many calves not staying within there confines, so I ruled that option out,

Staked with POGOs.

All traps are stock #3 Sleepy Creek coils (stock 2 coil) with 3 swivels. Total chain length is right at 14", shortened a bit by driving part of the chain in the ground with the POGO. Every yote was caught deep, above the pad. I gave no thought to pan tension. Some were around 2-3# and some would free-fall. The yotes didn't care. LOL

Good on you.
Trapping among the cows is interesting to this Easterner, where the cows live behind fences.

Years ago LT showed me how to get out of the Vehicle and Holler "Hey" real loud and sharp at those aggressive ones... they cower down like a submissive dog. He said you become the Alpha male in the Coyotes eyes. So far its worked every time.

40 grain bullets will make them submissive too. LOL

Ttt

I had trap a farm that the owner had problems with coyotes and said he seen one that was hang around the house and could not get it. So I had him open the edge of the corn field and the next day i set snares where they go under the fence and got it the next day.It was not a old one and it had a broken foot that heal and had a scare of where it was kick on one hind side and the other side was show not long before I got it. it was a female and after that that person did not had anymore problems I did trap others. now for the farms I trap I get one that show it been kick. That framer before I trap it ad some get close his house and it was more then one. I took them out for him that season with foot holds along the fence line in the road way. Now since i show up every season he dose not have any more show up near his house is where he have his beef cattle to calf.So when you take the problems ones try to keep on there to control them .

I have a heck of a time in my area convincing farmers that coyotes are problematic for cattle herds. The other day I caught wind that a local farmer was losing calves to coyotes, I got his cell number, called, left a message, aint heard nothing in 2 weeks. Frustrating. I just wanna help